Keanu Reeves begged to be killed off in John Wick 4

Iwanyk explained that the producers and filmmakers had a close bond over the years of filming. The members were reportedly reluctant to take a break for fear of missing out on the next big installment. The producer went as far as to compare Stahelski and Reeves to The Beetles, saying that he was just waiting on the duo to come up with inspiration for another chapter in the John Wick story.

Iwanyk states, "We've all become such good friends and we all like each other so much and we're all so tickled by the success of these movies, critically and commercially that we all think to ourselves, 'Okay, how do we get the band back together, in a way that merits a good story in the next evolution of John.'

"At this point, it's Keanu and Chad [Stahelski] getting together to figure out what that story is. The way I describe it is that they're like Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and I'm Ringo. They'll call me and let me know, 'All right, we're showing up. Here's where you show up, and here's what our story is.'"

While Keanu Reeves may have wanted to take a break, it is not a definite goodbye to John Wick. The producer still wants to make more movies and is just waiting for the director and star to return. It all depends on whether Reeves will feel like picking the pistols up again after a break.

"We all want another John Wick. We don't know what it looks like and when it will happen, but we love each other and we love this world," Iwanyk continued. "It's gonna be all hands to try to figure it out. Have we figured it out? No. And if we can't figure it out, will there be one? No, of course not. No one is gonna try to just jam it for the sake of jamming it."

The John Wick universe will be expanding as The Continental, a spin-off prequel TV series, premieres on Peacock on September 22, 2023.